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Getting rejected isn't everything

I have been looking for jobs always from the day I have graduated. Even I got a job but I let it go. It was a hard decision to leave a job that was right there at the tip of my finger. It was a much respected job offer from TCS, a lot of people dream of working here. The job promised a steady good salary that a fresher can receive at the age of 20.I chose to do Masters. I  always had a dream to work in a media organization, mainly broadcast. Another dream you may laugh after hearing is that , I badly wanted a press card. I wanted to be in Press, and that too of a reputed media organization. I wanted to experience the media organizations, the rawness and the beauty of working in these organizations. As planned , I did my 3 internships in 3 reputed media organizations. All three were very famous houses all over India. But I only interned with them, I experienced the three organizations for just 3 months. I craved more, especially for that card that hung from the journalists;' neck. That card attracted me and I imagined myself wearing that card. I made my dreams in such a way that it raised a goal inside me. People craved for lot of things and I craved for this card. I was too adamant of working in a media house( a big house to be more specific)I may sound too much snobbish here but believe me! no showoff here. I got rejected again and again, somewhere , work experience mattered, somewhere qualifications mattered. Organizations were ready to offer internships(unpaid) but no jobs. Then something happened and my life took turn. A call from the present house........ krrrrriiiiing..............................hello? yes, this is......... speaking from...... you applied.... We wanted to take an interview,...... schedule an appointment please........ . Then Interview of 45 min , questions and answers, back questions, can you join immediately? .....thinks... yes I can join.
The present house taught me that there is no place for emotion once you enter into the office. Leave your emotions outside. Work without expecting any kind of reinforcements, not even words of motivation. Once you can settle your mind for such hardships, you slowly learn the world of professional
ism. I have more or less learnt the newsroom, yes I learnt the news room.  You may question , how can one learn the newsroom? Well, now as a media professional, I know how and where to place my nose. Meaning, I know where to speak and what to speak, where to remain silent. I know how departments work. I know the politics that play within the working minds( the politics in the newsroom plays a very important part as far as I have understood after 10 months of working) I have noticed a lot of change that has taken over my character, I had always been very shy and was scared of speaking to people. These qualities have been slowly going away, which is good. Yes, one scary part of being here is that every moment I have to work like it is my last day(or I will be thrown out of the office, may be show caused by the heads) but believe me, it is adventurous to work on toe tip. 
So the main point lies in the fact that even if you are rejected , do not loose hope, you have that potential that someone is hunting badly. There may be a  lot of competition and be assured to win one. JUST SKETCH YOUR OWN PATH Remember? The slow turtle won the race?
 
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